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New government means ‘Action’, India must not lose faith

Yahoo Daily News 23 May 2019

Governments come and go, and as citizens of the world s largest democracy, we accept and rationalise what we get ... This initiative is building the local fund manager ecosystem ... Despite these efforts of structured funding, the biggest gap still remains access to capital ... Access to Debt Funding....

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Abraaj collapse impacted larger deals in Middle East, says growth capital firm

Arabian Business 22 May 2019

Once the Middle East and North Africa’s largest buyout fund, Abraaj collapsed last year in the world’s biggest private-equity insolvency case in the aftermath of a row with investors, including the Gates Foundation, over healthcare fund (now Evercare Healthcare Fund)....

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KaiOS raises $50M more, hits 100M handsets powered by its feature phone OS

Crunch 22 May 2019

While Android and iOS have locked up the market for smartphone operating systems, a feature phone platform that has the distinction of being the world’s third biggest mobile OS is announcing a hefty round of funding to continue its expansion....

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Correction: WHO Travel story

Dispatch Argus 22 May 2019

agency charged with setting global health guidelines and coordinating the response to health emergencies around the world ... During this week's World Health Assembly, a yearly gathering of WHO's highest decision-making body, including member states and donors, the agency will be trying to raise more funds for Ebola and other health priorities....

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Tech billionaires who donate millions are just “bribing society at large,” Anand Giridharadas says

Vox 22 May 2019

In this group of defendants, with the two actresses, was actually the most important person caught up in that thing, Bill McGlashan — we have an alert from Bill McGlashan right there — who was the head of something called the Rise Fund, right? TPG, biggest private equity fund in the world....

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'It's a cat-and-mouse game': Two Sigma's head of technology explains why cybersecurity is a bigger challenge than AI

Business Insider 21 May 2019

Spector, the chief technology officer at Two Sigma and head of engineering, runs a team of 600 engineers at the $60 billion hedge fund and has to balance expanding into the latest and greatest tech innovations with protecting the precious algorithms and data that has made Two Sigma one of the biggest hedge funds in the world....

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Hong Kong’s HSBC-dominated banking landscape is set for a virtual revolution

The National 21 May 2019

• Bytedance to secure $3bn funding to become world's biggest privately-backed startup. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued full banking licenses to these FinTech challengers in what is seen as the biggest shake-up in the city’s banking market in decades ... • Mena podcast start-up raises $460,000 in early stage funding....

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WHO travel cost $192M last year, documents show

Arkansas Online 21 May 2019

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AP Exclusive: UN health agency struggles with travel abuses

Longview News-Journal 21 May 2019

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World Health Organization plagued by travel expense abuses

Deccan Chronicle 21 May 2019

The US is WHO's biggest contributor. During this week's World Health Assembly, a yearly gathering of WHO's highest decision-making body, including member states and donors, the agency will be trying to raise more funds for Ebola and other health priorities....

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Big prize money for ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon

Gulf News 20 May 2019

Abu Dhabi. A total of $388,000 (Dh1.43 million) will be up for grab in the second edition of the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon, to be held on December 6 ... Al Awani said. “The prize fund announced today is one of the biggest in the world, and further confirms the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon’s position as a world-class sporting event ... Al Suwaidi said ... ....

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UN health agency struggles with travel abuses

TVNZ 20 May 2019

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Google and Android system start to cut ties with Huawei

Dawn 20 May 2019

US intelligence says Huawei funded by Chinese state security ... The measure targets Huawei, the world's second-biggest smartphone maker, which has been listed by the US Commerce Department among firms that American companies can only engage with in trade after obtaining the green light from the authorities....